Subaru Natsuki, who returned from the new Three Kingdoms

Natsuki Subaru was suddenly jolted.

What a benevolent lord!

This magnanimity reminded him of Yuan Shao.

No.

In some ways, he was even more dangerous than Yuan Shao.

Subaru Natsuki gasped inwardly.

That was close.

That was too dangerous.

If Emilia had knelt down and tied his shoelaces when she said those words, Subaru Natsuki would probably have prostrated himself before her and called her lord.

"Pleiades?"

Emilia became worried when she saw that he hadn't spoken for a while.

Did I say something wrong?

"No."

Subaru Natsuki's expression was complicated.

You're right.

"Then why do you have such a strange expression?"

"Because I almost made a decision that would affect the course of the world."

Emilia: "?"

She didn't understand at all.

But seeing that Subaru seemed to have regained some of his energy, she felt a little relieved.

……

It was already bright when the carriage set off.

The streets of the capital were gradually left behind.

The wheels rolled over the stone slabs and onto the road leading to the Roswaal territory.

Emilia sat to one side.

Ram sat on the other side, closing his eyes to rest.

Natsuki Subaru leaned against the car wall, still wanting to continue pondering the danger of Emilia's words.

However, the hangover, sword fights, gift-giving, recruitment, and the exhaustion of the journey in the early morning finally took their toll on his body.

The carriage swayed gently.

His eyelids grew heavier and heavier.

Soon, Subaru Natsuki fell asleep.

Dream...

There was fire in my dream.

It wasn't an ordinary fire.

It was a meteor shower that turned the sky crimson on the battlefield of Guandu!

Chapter 25: 025. Old Dreams of Guandu

There was fire in my dream.

It wasn't an ordinary fire.

It was a meteor shower that turned the sky crimson on the battlefield of Guandu!

The earth is shaking!

The military flag is burning!

Yuan Shao's army formation looked as if it had been torn apart by an invisible giant hand!

The sounds of fighting were everywhere.

Soldiers were fleeing everywhere.

"Protect our lord!"

Natsuki Subaru heard himself shouting.

His voice was so hoarse it didn't sound like his own.

He charged into the chaos of the army.

Then he died.

A stray arrow pierced his throat.

The world turns back.

He rushed in again.

This time, he dodged the arrow, but his chest was crushed by the warhorse.

The world has turned back again.

He rushed in again.

Knives, spears, arrows, fire, horses' hooves, collapsed tents, and spears thrusting from behind.

Death fell on him time and time again.

Thousand times.

10,000 times.

One hundred thousand times.

Millions of times.

Later on, Subaru Natsuki lost count of how many times he had died.

He only remembers one thing.

Yuan Shao cannot die.

His lord cannot die.

As long as Yuan Shao still has a breath left, he will remain Subaru Natsuki's lord.

Even if fate favors Cao Cao over Yuan Shao!

Even though a shower of fiery meteors had already fallen from the sky, and even though the entire Guandu seemed to be pushed toward destruction by an invisible hand.

Then a cold light surged in his hand.

The Hate Heaven Sword Technique, which he had only recently learned, was honed to its limit through countless deaths.

The broken sword in his hand cleaved through the long spear.

His fingertips grazed the throats of each enemy.

He fought his way through the chaos of battle all by himself.

once.

twice.

three times.

Seven times in and seven times out.

He was covered in blood.

Fire was everywhere.

Finally, he rushed up to Yuan Shao.

But at this time, Yuan Shao no longer sat upright in the central army as he usually did.

His armor was covered in dust.

The hair ornament is crooked.

His advisors and officers were already in complete disarray.

Some people advised him to quit.

Some people are calling for a reorganization of the military.

Some people were just kneeling on the ground, trembling.

Natsuki Subaru lunged at him, practically shoving aside the last of Yuan Shao's personal guards who was trying to pull him away.

"Lord!"

His voice was hoarse from shouting.

"Come with me! I'll lead you out of here!"

Yuan Shao looked at him.

In the dream, Yuan Shao's eyes were originally veiled by a layer of mist.

It was a chaotic mix of failure, anger, bewilderment, and the weight of fate.

But when Subaru Natsuki rushed up to him covered in blood, the mist gradually dissipated.

Yuan Shao's eyes gradually cleared.

He seemed to have finally seen the battlefield clearly.

He finally saw clearly the boy in front of him, who had died countless times but kept rushing back.

"General Natsuki..."

Yuan Shao's voice was very soft.

So faint that it was almost drowned out by the sound of collapsing tents in the distance.

"enough."

Natsuki Subaru was stunned.

"My lord, is that enough?"

Yuan Shao looked up at the sky illuminated by the meteor shower of fire.

"It's fate..."

"To hell with God!"

Subaru Natsuki practically shouted it out.

"If Heaven wants you dead, I'll kill you to show Heaven! If Heaven favors Cao Cao and not Yuan Shao, then I'll hate Heaven! I'll hate it until it changes its mind!"

Yuan Shao remained silent for a moment.

Then he sighed.

There was neither the usual gentleness nor the panic of a defeated leader in his tone.

There was only one kind of clarity that made Subaru Natsuki feel a tightness in his chest.

"You can't save me..."

"I can! I'll risk my life, I definitely can!"

"You've died for me many times..."

Yuan Shao reached out and gently straightened Natsuki Subaru's helmet, looking at him with a hint of reluctance in his eyes.

"If I were to let you die with me, I would not be your lord, but someone who would harm you."

Natsuki Subaru opened his mouth.

"No, my lord, I'm willing... please come with me..."